Gaolese Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gaolese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaolese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana881:24,8515,011
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gaolese (334) may also be a first name.

Gaolese Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gaolese Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gaolese occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaolese? popularity and diffusion

Gaolese is the 1,333,288th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaolese reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 334 people.

The surname Gaolese is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 24,851. Without taking into account Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 47 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Gaolese Last Name Statistics demography

Gaolese earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.58% less than the national average, earning R 126,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaolse921/
Gaoles920/
Gayoles86141/
Aolse835/
Aoulesse802/
Gaoleche801/
Gaouleze801/
Goales7751/
Gaolex771/
Ahoulesse751/
Gaolsth714/
Gohales711/
Goaless711/
Oyolese711/
Ayolsse711/
Goals6734/
Ouolesse6710/
Aolce671/
Oualesse671/
Ngoholse671/
Goholase671/
Gaholais670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaolese
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis